Identifying qualified and available Reviewers is a common challenge amongst scholarly journals. Limited access to researcher backgrounds and experience as a Reviewer can lead to unsuitable matches, unanswered review invitations, poor-quality reviews, and expensive delays in the peer review and publication process – ultimately resulting in frustration for the editorial office. As such, it isRead More
Peer Review Week (PRW) is a virtual, community-led celebration designed to discuss specific topics related to current trends, advancements, challenges, and opportunities in publishing. Each year is dedicated to a unique theme, with recent years sparking conversations on integrity, technology, diversity, transparency, and quality in peer review. As we prepare to host the eleventh annual eventRead More
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) will host their 47th annual meeting in Baltimore, MD from May 28-30, 2025. The theme for SSP 2025 – “Reimagining the Future of Scholarly Publishing at the Intersection of Value and Values” – is designed to highlight the increasing pressure to provide value in a community of diverse needsRead More
The scholarly publishing experience can be a complex and dynamic process with multiple stakeholders in play throughout various stages of workflow. As such, it is critical for journals to store and surface communications across Authors, Reviewers, and editorial staff. Within Editorial Manager® (EM) and ProduXion Manager® (PM), the leading peer review and production workflow managementRead More
Identifying and securing qualified peer Reviewers is a common challenge for scholarly publications. As the volume of incoming submissions increases, it often exceeds the capacity of the editorial desk’s legacy go-to Reviewers. The journal’s pool of legacy Reviewers then becomes stale and overburdened, which causes publishers to increasingly rely on external databases for potential candidates.Read More
Authors are often eager to hear updates on the status of their submitted manuscripts. Traditionally, Authors rely on email notifications from the journal regarding their pending papers or frequently check the status within the online submission system. Although this process is standard, it is important for the scholarly publishing industry to explore ways to optimizeRead More
With unintentional errors/under-specification from untrained researchers, sophisticated fraud techniques led by bad actors, and pressure on researchers from the “publish or perish” career advancement culture – maintaining integrity in scholarly publishing has never been more critical and challenging. Fueling the “reproducibility crisis”, poorly controlled or documented studies negatively impact the quality of research and canRead More
It is critical for editorial processes to stay on track to ensure a smooth and efficient workflow while minimizing delays to publication. However, it is often difficult for scholarly journals to secure qualified Reviewers as many invitations go unanswered. Furthermore, Editors must also to juggle managing multiple Reviewers and their deadlines across various submissions onceRead More
Identifying qualified Reviewers for incoming submissions is a common challenge for scholarly journals. Additionally, matching a submission to the most appropriate Editor and soliciting potential Authors for special issues can be difficult for journal staff without insights into their unique expertise. This can lead to mismatched submission assignments, confusion, and delays to publication. To helpRead More
For over 35 years, Aries Systems has believed in the power of information and connectivity, and that bringing these together through best-in-class technology is what drives us forward. Our mission is to help disseminate knowledge on a global scale through our innovative workflow management solutions. Editorial Manager® (EM) is the leading manuscript submission and peerRead More
In recent years, academic publishing has faced an insidious threat: the rise of paper mills. Paper mills – organizations or individuals that produce, facilitate, and profit off research fraud – come in various forms. These include papers that describe false research, papers that describe real (plagiarized) research but with sold authorship, and the manipulation ofRead More
Scholarly journals continue to experience a high volume of incoming submissions every year. It is common for Editors to receive submissions that are outside the journal’s scope, but still recognize their value. In these instances, journals reject the manuscript to then transfer it to a more appropriate journal, preferably within the publisher’s portfolio to avoidRead More